On 8/29/2010 8:05 AM, Yong Zhang wrote:> Hi,>> This patchset focus on two problem:>> 1)timer_stats_timer_*_start_info() should belong to timer core only.> It should not be seen by outsider, such as workqueue. And should> not resident in timer.h.> Patch-0001~0003 first remove the only explicit out call, then move> timer_stats_timer_*_start_info() from timer.h to timer.c.>> 2)call site recorded by timer_stats sometimes show the timer core functions> instead of the real call site.> Now /proc/timer_stats is like below on my machine:> ---now--->

one question; have you tested this with powertop? (powertop being one of the prime consumers of this interface)